Common use of Back Billing Clause in Contracts

Back Billing. 30.1 Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in these terms and subject always to Clause 30.2 below, We shall only issue an invoice to a Micro Business customer or otherwise seek to recover (including via a prepayment meter) the Prices for the supply of electricity from that Micro Business customer (hereinafter a “charge recovery action”) in respect of: (a) units of electricity which could reasonably be considered to have been consumed within the 12 months preceding the date the charge recovery action was taken; and (b) where applicable, amounts in respect of a standing charge or any other type of supply charge accrued within the 12 months preceding the date the charge recovery action was taken. 30.2 Clause 30.1 does not apply in the following circumstances: (a) where any charge recovery action was taken prior to 1 November 2018; (b) We or any of Our representatives, have taken any charge recovery action on or following 1 November 2018 in a manner which complied with Clause 30.1 and, due to non-payment are continuing to take steps to obtain payment for the same units of electricity and, where applicable, the same amounts in respect of a standing charge or other type of supply charge; (c) We have been unable to take a charge recovery action for the correct amount of electricity consumed due to obstructive or manifestly unreasonable behaviour of the Micro Business customer; (d) any other circumstances, which the regulatory authority may specify by publishing a statement in writing.